11/26/18 1 Chapter 12 Introduc1on to Gene1cs 12-1 The work of Gregor Mendel • Gregor Mendel • Austrian Monk • Worked with pea plants • A. True Breeding Pea Plants – Self – pollinate and produce new plants gene1cally iden1cal to themselves – Mendel decides to cross pollinate the plants – Offspring are hybrids – Mendel studied traits • 1. seed shape • 2. seed color • 3. seed coat color • 4. Pod shape • 5. Pod Color • 6. Flower posi1on • 7. Plant height Copyright Pearson Prentice Hall Gregor Mendel’s Peas Mendel knew that •the male part of each flower produces pollen, (containing sperm). •the female part of the flower produces egg cells.
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C = full color; dominant to all other alleles cch = chinchilla; partial defect in pigmentation; dominant to ch and c alleles ch = Himalayan; color in certain parts of the body; dominant to c allele c = albino; no color; recessive to all other alleles